Title - Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Author: Christelow, Eileen
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
A sure-fire hit at story hour, this rhythmic romp is a counting lesson, too, as the five bouncy bed-jumping monkeys bump their heads and get hauled off to the doctor one by one. Entertain Concept
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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82 1.2 120 Amazon
RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels
Sentences Total Words Different Words
Max Word/Sent 13 Total # of Words 179 # of Different Words 45
Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 69 38.5% # of Hi freq words 16 35.6%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 0 0% # of Low freq words 0 0%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Several repetitions of phrases or refrains
Dialog: Simple
Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues
Language: Few descriptive words
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Blend of written/oral
Features
Retelling of story/fable/legend
Topics
Doctors
Accidents
Obedience
*Human Body & Health
*Feelings, Behaviors
Low Frequency Words